What is my Frogspawn doing?

Jetlinkin · 06/21/2014, 05:02 PM

I have a frogspawn that seems to be doing great. Always happy and fully inflated, growing like crazy.

Lately I have noticed small pieces of frogspawn floating around my tank. Just little branches all by themselves. Three times I have seen this in the last two weeks. Is it trying to reproduce? I have never seen a frogspawn do this before.

I must admit, I have never had a really "healthy" frogspawn (or any coral) before. Now that I have found this site, I am actually starting to feel like I am doing things right after more than 15 years in this hobby. I can actually grow things, unlike before, where I just slowly killed all corals slowly over the course of a year.

hogfanreefer · 06/21/2014, 08:18 PM

That's what's happened to me when I bumped it with the siphon while doing a water change or when a fish is trying to eat it!

Fishmommy · 06/21/2014, 08:19 PM

any chance you have peppermint shrimp?

Jetlinkin · 06/22/2014, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Fishmommy

any chance you have peppermint shrimp?

Yes. Three. Don't tell me they like to eat frogspawn.

mgrmax · 06/22/2014, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fishmommy

any chance you have peppermint shrimp?

?

Fishmommy · 06/22/2014, 06:28 AM

some peppermint shrimp attack frogspawn and tear the polyps off. Sorry to say this might be what is happening. Frogspawn doesn't just drop polyps by itself.
Keep a close eye on those shrimp!

Jersh · 06/22/2014, 07:46 AM

Yea, peppermint shrimp aren't very reef safe. If it eats aiptasia, it will eat similar organisms.

06/21/2014, 05:02 PM	#1
Jetlinkin Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: St. Michael, MN Posts: 113	What is my Frogspawn doing? I have a frogspawn that seems to be doing great. Always happy and fully inflated, growing like crazy. Lately I have noticed small pieces of frogspawn floating around my tank. Just little branches all by themselves. Three times I have seen this in the last two weeks. Is it trying to reproduce? I have never seen a frogspawn do this before. I must admit, I have never had a really "healthy" frogspawn (or any coral) before. Now that I have found this site, I am actually starting to feel like I am doing things right after more than 15 years in this hobby. I can actually grow things, unlike before, where I just slowly killed all corals slowly over the course of a year. __________________ The greatest trick the Devil ever played, was to convince the world he did not exist. Current Tank Info: 120 Mixed Reef, 2 Ecotech Radion G3Pros, 2 Ecotech Vortech MP40Ws, Diablo 200X, 30 Custom Sump, Apex Controller, 150 lbs. Live Rock.

06/21/2014, 08:18 PM	#2
hogfanreefer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 2,117	That's what's happened to me when I bumped it with the siphon while doing a water change or when a fish is trying to eat it! __________________ DSA 155,Custom Trigger 42" sump/refugium, MP40 X2, MP 10 X 2, AI Hydra 52 X3, Apex controller, Tunze ATO Current Tank Info: DSA 155 gallon, mixed reef, SPS and wrasse dominant

06/21/2014, 08:19 PM	#3
Fishmommy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NH, USA Posts: 1,214	any chance you have peppermint shrimp? __________________ 135 DSA reef w/50 MRC sump. 10 + 5 QT, 180 planted, 75 planted

06/22/2014, 06:28 AM	#6
Fishmommy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NH, USA Posts: 1,214	some peppermint shrimp attack frogspawn and tear the polyps off. Sorry to say this might be what is happening. Frogspawn doesn't just drop polyps by itself. Keep a close eye on those shrimp! __________________ 135 DSA reef w/50 MRC sump. 10 + 5 QT, 180 planted, 75 planted

06/22/2014, 07:46 AM	#7
Jersh Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 106	Yea, peppermint shrimp aren't very reef safe. If it eats aiptasia, it will eat similar organisms.